{"product_id":"man-who-loved-pink-dolphins","title":"Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Christopher Clark, a remarkable man who spent his life helping to save a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Clark''s strict childhood sent him far from home in search of adventure, landing him in the Amazon, where he fell in love with the forest, its people and its wildlife. When a village elder in a dying riverbank town begged him to save the forest and its inhabitants, this challenge became his life''s work. Over the next thirty years, he set up home in one of the most remote parts of the Amazon and lived an extraordinary life. Together with the isolated Waimiri-Atroari Indigenous people, he stared down men with machine guns, weathered government campaigns to discredit and drive him out, apocalyptic fires, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralian writer Anthony Ham travelled to Clark''s forest home in Xixuaú, and listened as Clark told his story for the first time. With Valdemar, an Indian guide and Clark''s lifelong friend, they explored the forest world in a dugout canoe as pink dolphins swam beside them. They spoke for days over caipirinhas, as Clark told stories of close encounters with jaguars and anacondas, of his life among the people of the Amazon, and of the deadly threats still being made against him. Ham brings to life the forest and its many dark and beautiful secrets, as well as depicting Clark in all his complexity. In the process the two men, writer and activist, became friends and together faced one last attempt on Clark''s life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time of great peril for the Amazon and its inhabitants, as vast areas are being destroyed with frightening consequences for our planet, the rainforest itself becomes a haunting character in this gripping book. \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved Pink Dolphin\u003c\/i\u003es is captivating, crucial, terrifying and hopeful, and is very much a story of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Urgent and important. This moving tale with a heroic cast of characters, leonine and human, is a must-read for anyone passionate about wildlife and wild places.'' - Tony Park, author of \u003ci\u003eLast Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A moving journey . . . Ham is a beautiful storyteller.'' - \u003ci\u003eAustralian Women''s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is gripping, insightful, evocative and ultimately heartbreaking reading.'' - \u003ci\u003eTravel Africa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e took me to new horizons among familiar territory, to a richer more spiritual understanding of us and lions. What a thoughtful, educational and spiritual book.'' - Jonathan Scott, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh Lions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Cat Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a tale about the struggle to save the lion from extinction. What makes it so rewarding and gives it mythic resonance is the way Ham captures the intimate, complex interrelationships between humans - farmers, villagers, hunters, conservationists - and these proud, awe-inspiring beasts.'' - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306073137534,"sku":"NW9781761065514","price":14.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781761065514.jpg?v=1778516906","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/man-who-loved-pink-dolphins","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}